Mark's Travel Page
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Welcome to Mark's Travel Page
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Dave and I started the trip in the Salt Lake City area, climbing the quality routes of Big Cottonwood
Canyon. We both agreed this was not only excellent climbing, but a great warmup/training ground
for the upcoming Wind River Trip.
Our next stop was Wind River, WY for a true test. It took two days for us to hike into the interior with 30kg packs on our backs. Dave and I starved ourselves since we stayed a day longer than we planned, and only brought food for exactly 5 days. The rugged terrain and sheer mass of these climbs were worth starving for.
Our next stop was Wild Iris, some awesome cliff climbing. We camped in the nearby town of Lander, Wyoming, right in the downtown park! We picked up a Danish hitchhiker on the way and lived in this park for 3 days. People would start cooking barbecues in the morning and that was our cue to go climb. After Wild Iris, we went to Devil's Tower, Wyoming, and ran into a huge Motorcycle festival. With every second person asking 'Are you going to climb the tower?', the permits required, and the 35C temperatures, the climb was excruciating. To make matters worse, I broke our water bladder on the first pitch! After the tower, we drove all the way back to Yosemite, California to complete some amazing climbs. Crescent Arch, Lucky Streaks, and Cry in Time Again were some noteable climbs achieved on this trip.
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